Helmet mask (ère egúngún)

Yorùbá; Attributed to Adugbuloge of Emere quarter

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Caption

Yorùbá; Attributed to Adugbuloge of Emere quarter. Helmet mask (ère egúngún), late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, pigment, ferrous nails, H: 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Abbott A. Lippman, 75.149.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Title

Helmet mask (ère egúngún)

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Abeokuta, Nigeria

Medium

Wood, pigment, ferrous nails

Classification

Masks

Dimensions

H: 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Abbott A. Lippman

Accession Number

75.149.1

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